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Thread #113219 Message #2403834
Posted By: GUEST,kaxtell at gmail dot com
02-Aug-08 - 04:09 PM
Thread Name: Can you help me identify this melody?
Subject: Can you help me identify this "old Bohemian air"?
Hello, I am trying to find a title for a melody that I have been told is "an old Bohemian air." I have no lyrics that might help, unfortunately. The melody is a march (2/4 time). Here are the pitches/rhythms in the key of A-flat for the first four bars:
C (quarter) C (dotted-8th) C (16th)| C (dotted-quarter) B-flat (eighth)| A-flat B-flat C D-flat (all eighths)| C B-flat (both quarters)
The next four bars repeat the first four, beginning on D-flat, and then there are 8 more bars after this for a total of 16. If it would help for me to provide the conclusion, let me know and I'll do so.
(If anyone happens to know the musical Show Boat, by Jerome Kern, this is the music that is used for the entrance of the band and Captain Andy just prior to the chorus of "Captain Andy."